The dilemma of diabetes
Health care crisis in the Caribbean
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14966615 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry S Fraser (University of the West Indies System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 61-64 |
| Publication date | 2001-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1020-49892001000200001 |
| PMID | 11293830 |
| OpenAlex | W2015801432 |
| SciELO | S1020-49892001000200001 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
The epidemiologic transition in the Caribbean over the last 40 years has p roduced an epidemic of lifestyle-related chronic noncommunicable diseases. Among these are obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, along with such complications as stroke, heart disease, and amputations. The World Health O rganization projects that the number of adults with diabetes in the Americas will double by 2025, and that most of the increase will occur in Latin America and the Caribbean (1). Both obesity and diabetes have been i n c reasing in in Trinidad (5, Obesity (body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m 2 ) already occurs in 30% of Barbadian women 25-75 years old, and overweight (BMI > 25 kg/m 2 ) in 57.8% of them (10). Diabetes occurs in 17% of Barbadians over age 40 (2). In Jamaica diabetes occurs in 17% of persons over age 25, according to one study (7), and in 13.4%, according to another study (8). The combination of a rapid i n c rease in calorie intake and a decrease in physical activity, against a backg round of cultural traditions that favor female obesity (11), imposes an unmanageable burden on the limited health care re s o u rces of these small countries of the Caribbean
Diabetes mellitus · Dilemma · Political science · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Philosophy · Endocrinology
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
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| Citation span | 2003 - 2004 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |